2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Omar Hernandez
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Dalton, Ga.
- High School:
- Dalton HS
Career Awards
- 2022 ACC Preseason Watch List
- 2021 United Soccer Coaches Third-Team All-South Region
- 2021 All-ACC Third-Team Selection
- ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 26, 2020)
- TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Week (May 3, 2021)
- 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2022 (Senior)
Appeared in 14 matches with one start, recording four points off of two assists and one goal … Made his season debut in a 1-0 victory at Virginia Tech on Sept. 16 … Played a season-high 38 minutes against No. 4 Duke on Oct. 1 … Recorded his first assist of the season in a 3-0 victory against Wofford on Oct. 18 … Also set up a highlight reel goal against No. 9 Louisville on Oct. 28 … Scored the game-winning goal against Virginia Tech off of a direct free kick in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals on Nov. 6.
2021 (Junior)
Started all 18 of his appearances recording 1,125 minutes of action … Earned Third-Team All-ACC honors … Scored goals against Bucknell (Aug. 29), Loyola Maryland (Oct. 19), Virginia (Nov. 3) and netted a brace against William & Mary (Oct. 5) … Provided an assist three times against Cornell (Sep. 10), NC State (Sep. 24) and Syracuse (Oct. 29) … Wake Forest was 4-0-0 when Hernandez found the net and 6-0-1 when he recorded a goal contribution.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
Appeared in all 18 matches with 12 starts … Finished second on the team in goals (six) along with two assists … Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory against Duke on Oct. 23 … Was off a direct free kick in the 85th minute … Made his first start of the season in the contest … Was named ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance ... Scored Wake's first goal in a 3-2 victory over Notre Dame on March 20 ... Recorded his first-career brace in a 2-1 victory over Louisville on March 27 ... Also logged a brace in the team's 3-2 victory over Coastal Carolina in the second round of the 2020 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship.
Saw action in all 23 matches...tallied 4 assists and 6 total points...registered 4 shots on goal
Background
Spent four years playing for Dalton High School, where he was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year and was a two-time Gatorade Georgia Player of the Year ... Team went 23-0 and won a state title his senior year, also being ranked No. 1 in the nation ... Broke his high school scoring and assist records, totaling 84 goals and 64 assists over his four years ... Totaled 17 goals and 16 assists as a senior, 28 goals and 22 assists as a junior, 32 goals and 20 assists as a sophomore, and seven goals and six assists as a freshman ... Played club soccer for Chattanooga FC Academy, also joining Atlanta United FC for 10 games in 2018 ... Twice earned All-America honors in high school ... Chose Wake Forest over South Carolina, SMU, UCF, South Florida, ETSU and High Point.
Personal
Born on May 4, 2001 ... Son of Abel Hernandez and Maria Chavarria ... Was a high school teammate of Ivan Mora, who is now a punter on the Wake Forest football team ... Major is Communication.
